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Andrea Leinfelder

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Space Reporter at Houston Chronicle

Space reporter @HoustonChron. Foodie, adventure seeker and mom. @UFlorida alumna. Send tips and favorite sci-fi references to [email protected].

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  • 1 week ago | houstonchronicle.com | Andrea Leinfelder

    A SpaceX Super Heavy rocket booster exploded during testing in Starbase, Texas, on June 18, 2025. Photo courtesy of the LabPadre Space YouTube channel. LabPadre SpaceA SpaceX rocket booster suffered a "major anomaly" and explodedin a fireball Wednesday night during testing in South Texas. The explosion occurred in Starbase, which is located just outside of Brownsville, while SpaceX was testing the engines on its Super Heavy rocket booster.

  • 1 week ago | houstonchronicle.com | Andrea Leinfelder

    This screen shot from a Pulsar Fusion video shows an animation of the company's Sunbird, which would attach to a spacecraft in orbit and use nuclear fusion to push it across the solar system. Pulsar FusionPulsar Fusion, a U.K.-based firm attempting to unlock nuclear fusion to power space travel, is opening its first U.S. location in the Austin area. The company announced Monday that it’s searching for roughly 50,000 square feet to build a clean room and to conduct research and development.

  • 1 week ago | statesman.com | Andrea Leinfelder

    Pulsar Fusion, a U.K.-based firm attempting to unlock nuclear fusion to power space travel, has picked Austin for its U.S. location. The company said Monday it’s searching for roughly 50,000 square feet to build a clean room and conduct research and development. It was drawn to Austin “due to the strength of the local space community, the surrounding innovation ecosystem and of course the people,” Richard Dinan, CEO of Pulsar Fusion, said in a statement.

  • 2 weeks ago | houstonchronicle.com | Andrea Leinfelder

    A rendering of Exploration Co.'s capsule that will carry cremated remains to space for Houston-based Celestis. The Exploration Co.These containers holding cremated remains and DNA will soon be launched into space as a memorial service provided by Houston-based Celestis. CelestisWes Dreyer, an aerospace engineer who helped investigate the Challenger space shuttle disaster, died last year at 77. His cremated remains will be launched into space as part of Houston-based Celestis' memorial service.

  • 2 weeks ago | houstonchronicle.com | Andrea Leinfelder

    A leak on the International Space Station has forced the delay of a flight by Houston-based Axiom Space.  Associated PressThe Axiom Space Ax-4 crew is shown familiarizing themselves with the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft. From left is Hungarian astronaut Tibor Kapu, astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla of India, former NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson with Axiom Space and European Space Agency astronaut Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski of Poland. SpaceXCrew members on the Axiom Space Ax-4 mission pose for a portrait.

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6 Jun 25

RT @rookisaacman: Any role my nomination played in these fireworks is minor and unimportant compared to what is at stake. What matters is r…

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Andrea Leinfelder @a_leinfelder
6 Jun 25

Texas legislators approved $300 million in grant money for the Texas Space Commission and gave it new authority to close highways and beaches “to promote space-related industries” during the final days of the state’s legislative session. https://t.co/yftXIQoQ9v via @houstonchron

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Andrea Leinfelder @a_leinfelder
5 Jun 25

Elon Musk plans to send an uncrewed Starship to Mars next year. Here’s what the experts say is realistic. https://t.co/u8wR0k2wi4 via @houstonchron